3 results for tag: 2026 session
Oregon’s Transportation Crossroads: How to Protect What Works While Building for Tomorrow
The 2026 legislative session is underway, and transportation is front and center. Right now, legislators are making decisions that will shape how Oregonians get around for years to come – whether that’s driving on safe roads and bridges, riding transit to get to work or school, or walking and biking around neighborhoods.
OEC is a founder and steering committee member of Move Oregon Forward, a coalition fighting to protect the transportation programs that thousands of Oregonians rely on daily. Together, we pushed for policies that will bring greater accountability and transparency to the way our state manages transportation dollars.
Here’s ...
2026 Short Session Update
When I joined OEC in November, I hit the ground running with the program team to prepare for the legislative session. Despite it being a “short” session year, we brought some major legislation to the table – focused on strengthening climate accountability, shoring up protections from environmental catastrophes, advancing much-needed improvements to the state’s transportation system and protecting essential state programs from sweeping cuts.
Short sessions move fast – we’ve already flown past the halfway mark in what feels like the blink of an eye. But in just a few weeks time, we’ve already made some exciting progress. OEC has ...
Upgrade & Save and Community-Based Power — Explained
One of our biggest climate priorities this legislative session is making the biggest polluters pay for the damage they’ve caused in our state. While the climate impacts of everyday people pale in comparison to major oil and gas corporations, individual action still matters. Switching to clean energy at home saves you money on utility bills, reduces your carbon footprint, and even bolsters the electric grid (more on that below).
The problem is, clean energy upgrades are still out of reach for many Oregonians. That has to change. Clean energy upgrades are crucial for both easing the pain of the affordability crisis affecting thousands across the ...